Bernhard Jaumann

Bernhard Jaumann wurde 1957 in Augsburg geboren. Er studierte an der Universität München und arbeitete danach als Gymnasiallehrer für Deutsch, Geschichte, Sozialkunde und Italienisch, unterbrochen von längeren Auslandsaufenthalten in Italien, Australien, Mexico und zuletzt Namibia. Zur Zeit lebt er in Bad Aibling/Bayern und in Montesecco/Italien.

Ab 1997 schrieb er eine Krimiserie, deren einzelne Bände jeweils einen der fünf Sinne zum Thema haben und in einer anderen Metropole spielen. Danach machte er das kleine italienische Dorf Montesecco zum Schauplatz einer erfolgreichen Krimitrilogie. Seine neuesten Werke um die Windhoeker Polizeiinspektorin Clemencia Garises sind im südlichen Afrika angesiedelt.

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